# USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2021

> First survey-based estimate of US planted acreage plus quarterly stocks.

- Date: 2021-03-31 · published 2021-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2021
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-03-31 | 1 | +6.3% | 4.0 | The March 31, 2021 USDA Prospective Plantings report showed soybean acreage (~87.6M acres) well below trade expectations alongside tight quarterly stocks, triggering a limit-type rally in soybeans that lifted soybean meal on tighter expected crush supply. |
| SOY | 2021-03-31 | 1 | +5.1% | 3.5 | The March 31, 2021 USDA Prospective Plantings report put soybean intentions near 87.6M acres, well below the roughly 90M the trade expected, and quarterly stocks confirmed tight supplies, so the bullish supply surprise pushed futures to limit-up gains. |
| SBM | 2021-03-31 | 1 | +3.1% | 3.3 | The March 31, 2021 USDA Prospective Plantings report showed soybean acreage (~87.6M acres) well below trade expectations alongside tight quarterly stocks, triggering a limit-type rally in soybeans that lifted soybean meal on tighter expected crush supply. |
| SOY | 2021-03-31 | 1 | +5.1% | 3.5 | The March 31, 2021 USDA Prospective Plantings report put soybean intentions near 87.6M acres, well below the roughly 90M the trade expected, and quarterly stocks confirmed tight supplies, so the bullish supply surprise pushed futures to limit-up gains. |
| SBM | 2021-03-30 | 1 | +4.9% | 4.1 | Anticipation of the USDA Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks reports drove pre-report positioning and short covering in soy products, which could have lifted meal. |
| SOY | 2021-03-30 | 1 | +5.1% | 3.7 | The USDA Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks release was the scheduled catalyst for the sharp repricing. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-03-31 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2023.md) | -1.2% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2024-03-29 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2024.md) | -4.2% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2020-03-31 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2020.md) | -2.6% | -11.2% |
| CORN | 2022-03-31 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2022.md) | +4.1% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2026-03-31 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2026.md) | -1.0% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2024-03-29 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2024.md) | -0.5% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2023-03-31 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2023.md) | +1.2% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2020-03-31 | [USDA Prospective Plantings & Grain Stocks 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47-usda-prospective-plantings-and-grain-stocks-2020.md) | -3.0% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- USDA NASS: https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Calendar/index.php

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